Offsetting Climate Change in Rivers
... may be done by improving water quality.
Ways to help include:
* Plant more trees along rivers. Shading the water cools it and reduces evaporative losses.
* Protect forests near rivers. They trap rain and release it slowly. Big forests even make their own weather. This contributes to cooler, deeper rivers.
* Avoid taking water out of rivers. Deeper water tends to be cooler and cleaner than shallow water.
Ways to help include:
* Plant more trees along rivers. Shading the water cools it and reduces evaporative losses.
* Protect forests near rivers. They trap rain and release it slowly. Big forests even make their own weather. This contributes to cooler, deeper rivers.
* Avoid taking water out of rivers. Deeper water tends to be cooler and cleaner than shallow water.